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Topeka Bindery (1987), 245 pages
Description
Seventeen-year-old Erick's comfortable and well-ordered life begins to fall apart when he is forced to keep two secrets: the identity of his new girlfriend and the nature of his brother's debilitating disease.
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This book, written in 1986, intertwines the stories of two brothers who both have secrets from the family and must deal with the consequences of their actions. One thing the brothers had in common were some “family rules” they were taught to live by. One of those family “rules” taught by
Library Implications: This book can have far-reaching implications in the library setting if used appropriately. It could be used in a partnership with healthcare professionals to educate older students concerning the topics of AIDS, safe sexual experiences, or even discrimination and violence. One caution for a librarian would be to avoid character teaching or morals training. These topics can very easily become a soapbox to push your own ideals or personal agenda.
References:
Snively, Carol A. (2005). Gay-Straight Alliances. Chicago: GLBTQ, Inc.
Tamashiro, Dustin. (2005). Adolescence: glbtq: An Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual,
Transgender, and Queer Culture. Chicago: GLBTQ, Inc.
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Dad was that young adulthood was a time to sew your oats and experience all you could. Both boys heard this advice, but had very different results due to sexual preferences. Erick, a heterosexual, is at the beginning of his sexual experiences, having his first long-term relationship and sexual encounter before high school graduation. His older brother, a homosexual, has had many partners and experiences but no lasting relationships. This scenario mirrors the research stating that homosexual youth tend to have much higher rates of high-risk sexual experimentation compared to their heterosexual peers (that is, the number of partners, overall percentage, and age of first intercourse) (Tamashiro, 2005). While this statistic is sobering, it does emphasize the need for more support systems for young people of all sexual preferences. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network (GLSEN), the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the Human Rights Watch (HRW), the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) are all valuable agencies that provide help to struggling young people. (Snively, 2005).Library Implications: This book can have far-reaching implications in the library setting if used appropriately. It could be used in a partnership with healthcare professionals to educate older students concerning the topics of AIDS, safe sexual experiences, or even discrimination and violence. One caution for a librarian would be to avoid character teaching or morals training. These topics can very easily become a soapbox to push your own ideals or personal agenda.
References:
Snively, Carol A. (2005). Gay-Straight Alliances. Chicago: GLBTQ, Inc.
Tamashiro, Dustin. (2005). Adolescence: glbtq: An Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual,
Transgender, and Queer Culture. Chicago: GLBTQ, Inc.
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Pages
245